PSF -- Sisters

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From Day one, You've been attached.


You've loved each other.



You've shared talks with each other.



You've plotted together.


You play together


You irritate the snot out of each other.


AT the end of the day -- You curl up and Fall asleep together, no matter how mad you were before bedtime.






And in 8 weeks (or so) you will share all of the above with a new little sister.


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I'm so upset

We took Izzie to the dr today for a routine repeat lead check. Her last two levels had shown a significant decrease and we were in the safety zone. BUT they wanted to keep checking every 6 months to make sure things stayed okay.

I was NOT worried about this test.


I guess I should have been.


We are up 3 points from the last time and back over the "safety" zone.


I just don't even know what to think.

Toddler Madness

As posted Here, Some days Just don't end well when you have a toddler.


I decided I should follow up with pictorial evidence of that "bad" day and also, Stephanie know you have proof that your daughter isn't the only one who loves permanent markers!


Izzie's Artwork. After bath. Gotta love Sharpies.



And on her legs





AND the allergic reaction to the Dawn, she had poured all over her head

Who Is...

This little lady who has replaced my baby faced baby girl?

PSF -- Who Needs a Son?

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Dear Sweet Caity. You are Our first born. Our sweet girl. But you, my dear are a TOTAL TOMBOY. It is so fun to watch you as you grow and see JUST how different you are from your sister. To see your personality blossom.




While Playing with Izzie outside, you discovered several DEAD crawdads in the yard. My assumption is that they either crawled up from the neighbors pond OR one of the cats brought them over as gifts.








Why most children (especially girly girl ones) would run screaming from this discovery -- YOU relished in it and had to have a cup to keep your "crabs" in so you could show grandpa.




Following your crustacean discovery. You went on the search for more offensive creepy crawlies -- ICK.

WORMS



Ladybugs




You are a Connundrum to me sometimes. I never know what you will come up with next -- but I love every day of finding new discoveries with you.


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Wordless Wednesday -- Looking back

On the last time I had a new baby in the house





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Ever have one of them days......

Where nothing is going right, everybody is irritating you and you SUCK at parenting.

That was my Monday.

The girls fought and whined all day. Didn't listen well.

Izzie got into the sharpie, and colored her arms and legs.

Caity sprayed windex on everything.

And it just continued once we got home.

Izzie poured half a bottle of Dawn on her head. Which was fun to clean off lemme tell ya. Then she broke out in a rash *Can we say allergic to Dawn* So I gave her benedryl and prednisone -- of which she dumped half down the toilet and told me it was "Nassy"

She tried climbing onto the bathroom sink and fell instead. Nothing hurt, just scared her.


The day ended with me wanting to pull my hair out, and Izzie screaming herself to sleep because she hadn't had a nap and was exhausted.

How was your Monday?

My Stash...

Stephanie over at Adventures in Babywearing posted pics of her carrier stash and asked fellow bloggers to do the same.

My stash is not near as impressive as most, and parts need replaced (Thanks to certain people not returning things they borrowed) But here goes.

The Pouch -- With Caity, I had a WAHM made pouch with a fabric I wanted. Of course it was ladybugs.






I loaned that pouch out to a cousin, and never got it back.

With Izzie, a friend from an online group sent me a Cortez and Co pouch. This was super handy with itty bitty Izzie, who rode in it comfortably for 5 months and then it was stolen out of our car along with other stuff







I also tried a wrap for the first time with Izzie. It was a Sashawrap, I got for really cheap. Not as awesome as other wraps, I'm sure, but it held my 5lb'r comfortably and was easy to learn to use.




My current favorite carrier -- The Beco (I have the 4th Gen). I struggled with whether or not to buy one due to the cost adn the fact I had other carriers that worked. Best decision I ever made. I love my Beco. I still use it to carry Izzie (yes at 28 weeks pregnant)


Misc. Carriers not shown (I can't find pics right now)

Mei Tei -- Another of those that was loaned out and never came back.
Solid Black Hotsling
Solarvail Ring sling


For Miss Calleigh I plan to replace the mei tei and probably get an Ergo.

Dear Darling Toddler.

When mommy tries to put you down to bed at the same time every night, she does so for a reason.

1) You need sleep.
2) You will be comfortable in your own bed.
3) Mommy needs a break


If you decide that you know better than mommy and do NOT want to fall asleep at your scheduled bedtime the following will happen when you "stay up with daddy"



You will crash & burn on the couch, in a very uncomfortable position.



And then I will be forced to take pics and blog about it and have future blackmail material to show your friends and boyfriends.

The Shoes....

I feel the need to explain the shoes.

Izzie obviously, inherits all clothing/shoes/etc outgrown by Caity. And of course, Calleigh will inherit all of the above as she grows into it. (Calleigh will also get all the goodies from Cousins Lexi and Emmy)

So, most of Izzie's shoes are previously owned. But not all.

My dear toddler has an addiction. She's had it for a while. One of her first words was SHOES. So every time someone (Nana, grandma, Aunt G, etc) see's Shoes on sale/clearance, they must buy them for her.


Same can be said for the older daughter too.

I, personally, am responsible for purchasing 4 pairs of shoes for Caity in her current size. 2 dress shoes (1 white, 1 black), 1 pair of sandals, 1 pair of tennis shoes. The rest are compliments of other family members.

Tackle It Tuesday -- Girls Shoes and GTT

This Tuesday, I'm tackling two things.

First up -- My home project. Tackling the girl's addiction, that they did NOT get from their mom, no matter how typical it is for women.





The really sad part -- Those are just the ones in their current sizes -- NOT all that they own.

My other tackle today:



The 1 Hour Glucose Challenge Test

Wordless (not really) Wednesday

So its not quite wordless. It's a cute video of Miss Izzie.




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I had big plans for this week.....

But I've been hit by the Sciatica bug,PLUS Izzie has an upper respiratory infection and thus, didn't accomplish much yesterday/today.


I did however accomplish a lot over the weekend.


Friday:
Cleaned Living room -- Folded all laundry, cleaned table off (lots of junk on it)
Organized mail, dusted.

Saturday:
Cleaned our bedroom
5 loads of laundry
Cleaned both bathrooms
Took out all trash.
Made OUr bed

Sunday
6 loads of laundry
Put away girls clothes.
Packed up remaining winter clothes to go into storage.
Organized some more of Calleigh's clothes
Made kids beds with fresh sheets and clean comforters



My list for this week, which I hopefully will be able to accomplish

clean Playroom/Nursery
Clean Kitchen
Finish Laundry (I seriously think there's another 8 loads *I'll note here, that I fell
behind on laundry, and am washing regular laundry AND the newly unpacked summer wardrobes
for everyone*)



I also hope to get some craft time in. I want to get started on

Calleigh's nursery letters and her blanket. Plus a few other things.

Izzie's Best Friend (and cousin)

Izzie just loves Miss Emmy. They get along fantastically. SO much so that Emmy usually has to attack Izzie with kisses and face suckage



Occasionally a little hair pullage




But mostly they just play together



See Dad -- Your granddaughters get along famously (Much like their mom and dad did back when we were kids!)

Wordless Wednesday (Mostly)

So I'm thinking these are going to make an awesome Christmas card. *whistles*

You better not cry. You better not pout.


She just adores having her pictures made, can't you tell?